39% of Americans worry they can’t pay the bills | CNN Business
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Many Americans regularly worry they won’t be able to make ends meet.

Nearly four in ten (39%) of US adults say they worry most or all of the time that their family’s income won’t be enough to meet expenses, according to a new CNN poll. That’s up from 28% who expressed those concerns in December 2021, and it’s similar to the numbers seen during the Great Recession (37%).

To cope, significant shares of Americans said they are adding side jobs, cutting down on driving and putting more expenses on credit cards.

    • @AA5B
      15•5 months ago

      Who is paying $1,000 of groceries a month?

      <nervously raises hand> someone with a family, perhaps.

      • @Iampossiblyatwork
        5•5 months ago

        Right there with you. I can’t leave Costco without spending at least $200. I go every week. This doesn’t account for target. I’ve cut Starbucks out entirely though so Im pretty much set for retirement.

    • Hegar
      15•5 months ago

      Your post history makes it pretty clear that you suffer from depression - the unrealistically black and white thinking, the lack of anything but negativity - so I’m sorry about that. If you can, I’d recommend trying psilocybin. It’s helped several people I know with bad depression.

      In the meantime I’m going to block you, since 95%+ of your posts are straight trolling.

      • @Donjuanme
        7•5 months ago

        Report the troll, post for others to report and mute them, then mute them yourself, nothing but frustration will ever come from trying to reason with a troll.

        And next time you see someone -blocked- in a thread, let the community know they’re dealing with, at best, a bad faith actor.